2025–26 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

2025–26 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
2025–26 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–4 (2–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Seton Sobolewski (18th season);
Associate head coach	Chelsey Gregg; Keithan Gregg
Assistant coach	Ashleigh van Vliet
Home arena	Reed Gym

2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho	12	–	1	.923	21	–	5	.808
Montana State	11	–	2	.846	18	–	6	.750
Northern Colorado	10	–	4	.714	19	–	8	.704
Idaho State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Northern Arizona	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Eastern Washington	5	–	8	.385	12	–	14	.462
Sacramento State	5	–	8	.385	11	–	15	.423
Montana	4	–	9	.308	7	–	17	.292
Portland State	2	–	11	.154	6	–	19	.240
Weber State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296

† 2026 Big Sky tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represents Idaho State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by 18th-year head coach Seton Sobolewski, play their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Weber State,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Idaho State was picked to finish fourth in the coaches poll, with one first-place vote, and fifth in the media poll.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Big Sky Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	74 (5)
2	Montana	72 (3)
3	Idaho	65 (1)
4	Idaho State	57 (1)
5	Sacramento State	50
6	Eastern Washington	38
7	Northern Colorado	36
8	Weber State	28
T-9	Northern Arizona	15
T-9	Portland State	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Big Sky Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	238 (11)
2	Montana	224 (7)
3	Idaho	220 (7)
4	Sacramento State	177 (2)
5	Idaho State	161
6	Eastern Washington	123
7	Weber State	120
8	Northern Arizona	102
9	Northern Colorado	86
10	Portland State	34
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Big Sky Team

No players were named to the All-Big Sky Team.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kacey Spink	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Ferris High School	Spokane, Washington
G	2	Aspen Caldwell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Utah Valley	Idaho Falls, Idaho
G	3	Cam Collman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Portland	La Grande, Oregon
G	4	Alyse Aby	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Laurel High School	Laurel, Montana
G	5	Tasia Jordan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Kirkwood Community College	Melrose Park, Illinois
G	7	Molly Hays	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Cody High School	Cody, Wyoming
G	8	Tariah Carter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Melba High School	Melba, Idaho
G/F	11	Milena Sucacuexe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Gdessa Barreiro	Barreiro, Portugal
F	12	Mackenzie Marenchin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lincoln Prep School	Windsor, Ontario
F	13	Asa Wolfram	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Aþena Basketball	Hveragerði, Iceland
F	14	Piper Carlson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Albertville High School	Albertville, Minnesota
G	18	Maeva Gauffrenet	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Toucy, France
F	20	Aurora Elder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Sage Hill School	Perris, California
G	22	Sophia Covello	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Woodcreek High School	Roseville, California
G	23	Tylie Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	New Mexico State	Rigby, Idaho
F	24	Halle Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Prosser High School	Prosser, Washington

Head coach

Seton Sobolewski (Northern Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsey Gregg (Southern Oregon)
Keithan Gregg (Great Falls)
Ashleigh van Vliet (Idaho State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Westminster	W 99–47	1–0	26 – Jordan	11 – Carlson	5 – Tied	Reed Gym (808) Pocatello, ID
November 8, 2025* 6:00 pm, MWN	at Grand Canyon	W 67–55	2–0	20 – Jordan	9 – Jordan	5 – Tied	Global Credit Union Arena (3,021) Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	W 61–49	3–0	12 – Jordan	9 – Tied	5 – Spink	Reed Gym (807) Pocatello, ID
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	South Dakota	L 63–64	3–1	16 – Tied	6 – Tied	6 – Spink	Reed Gym (753) Pocatello, ID
November 21, 2025* 5:30 pm	vs. Portland Bank of Hawai'i Classic	W 58−57	4−1	13 – Jordan	11 – Spink	3 – Caldwell	Stan Sheriff Center (2,784) Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2025* 3:00 pm	vs. Loyola Marymount Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 52−71	4−2	8 – Spink	6 – Tied	2 – Carlson	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Omaha Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 74–43	5–2	19 – Carlson	11 – Tied	8 – Spink	Reed Gym (762) Pocatello, ID
December 6, 2025* 1:00 pm, Midco Sports	at Oral Roberts Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 58–68	5–3	24 – Jordan	9 – Carlson	2 – Aby	Mabee Center (1,521) Tulsa, OK
December 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at BYU	L 59–68	5–4	22 – Jordan	13 – Carlson	5 – Caldwell	Marriott Center (2,224) Provo, UT
December 13, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly	W 62–49	6–4	12 – Carlson	8 – Spink	6 – Spink	Mott Athletics Center (453) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley	W 59–56	7–4	26 – Jordan	10 – Tied	10 – Spink	UCCU Center (1,316) Orem, UT
Big Sky regular season
January 1, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State	W 61−46	8−4 (1–0)	14 – Caldwell	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	Hornet Pavilion (412) Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	W 72–63	9–4 (2–0)	20 – Jordan	12 – Carlson	5 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (332) Portland, OR
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho King Spud Rivalry						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho King Spud Rivalry						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana						Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State						Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
March 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 7–11, 2026	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Idaho State stifles Weber State women's basketball in Big Sky tournament quarterfinals". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Montana State women advance to Big Sky Championship game after beating Idaho State in semifinals". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Idaho State Bengals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[2] "Idaho State stifles Weber State women's basketball in Big Sky tournament quarterfinals". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[3] "Montana State women advance to Big Sky Championship game after beating Idaho State in semifinals". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[poll-4] "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[5] "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[6] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[7] "Idaho State Bengals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

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